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rfa!r;: -:r:- i.:'lr: ,Ì i,. ,ì"r¡:"::1. 1 Robert Hamparyan (State Bar No. 181934) ROBERT HAMPARYAN, APC E 2 275 W. Market Street Ét | L D San Diego, CA92I0I Ctark ot rh, SuPerior Coutt J t.619.550.135s e. robert@)hamparyanlawfi rm. com stP 0 7 2017 4 By: R. BABERS, DePutY 5 John J. O'Brien (State Bar No. 253392) THE O'BRIEN LAV/ FIRM, APLC 6 750 B Street, Suite 3300 San Diego, CA92I0l 7 1.619.535.5151 e. o hn(a)theobrienI 8 i awfim.com Brian M. Holm (State Bar No. 255691) 9 HOLM LAV/ GROUP, PC 10 T2636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400 San Diego, CA92130 11 r. 858.707.5858 e. l>yi an,(lhçr tml awg¡_ oup. co n1 t2 Attorneys for Plaintiffs t3 t4 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA l5 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO t6 JANE DOE NO. 15, an individual; JANE DOE CASE NO. : 37-201 7-00033321 -CU-FR-CTL t7 NO. 16, an individual; COMPLAINT 18 Plaintiffs, V UURY TRIAL DEMANDEDì I9 GIRLSDOPORN.COM, a business 1. Intentional Misrepresentation 20 organization, form unknown; MICHAEL J. 2. Fraudulent Concealment 2t PRATT, an individual; ANDRE GARCIA, an 3. False Promise individual; MATTHEW WOLFE, an 4. Negligent Misrepresentation 22 individual; BLL MEDIA,INC., a California 5. Misappropriation of Name & Likeness corporation; BLL MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC, [Common Law] 23 aNevada limited liability company; DOMI 6. Misappropriation of Name & Likeness PUBLICATIONS, LLC, a Nevada limited 24 [Civ. C. $ 3344] liability company; EG PUBLICATIONS, INC., 7. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 25 a California corporation; MlM MEDIA, LLC, 8. Negligence a California limited liability company; 9. Breach of Contract 26 BUBBLEGUM FILMS, INC., a business 10. Promissory Estoppel organization, form unknown; OH WELL 11. Unlawful & Fraudulent Business Practices 27 MEDIA LIMITED, a business organization, [Bus. & Prof. Code $17200] 28 form unknown; MERRO MEDIA, INC., a 12. Fraudulent Transfer California corporation; MERRO MEDIA 1 COMPLAINT HOLDINGS, LLC, aNevada limited liability I company ; CLOCKWORK PRODUCTIONS, 2 INC., a business organízation, form unknown; UHD PRODUCTIONS, LLC, a Wyoming a J limited liability company; BUBBLEGUM FILMS, LTD., a business organization, form 4 unknown; GREENHILL SERVICES, LTD., a business otganizatíon, form unknown; SIDLE 5 MEDIA LIMITED, a business organization, 6 form unknown; RIVA YOUSIF, an individual; THEODORE GYI, an individual; VALEzuE 7 MOSER, an individual; CLIFF ELLIS, an individual; KAILYN WRIGHT, an individual; I DOUGLAS V/IEDERHOLD, an individual; and ROES 1 - 550, inclusive, 9 10 Defendants 11 t2 This action is intricately related to San Diego Superior Court Case No.: 37-2016-I9027-CU-FR- 13 CTL, where 14 similarly-situated young women sue the same fraudulent pomography business. l4 15 Plaintifß JANE DOE NO. 15 and JANE DOE No. 16, inclusive, individuals, (all plaintiffs I6 collectively, "Plaintifß") bring this complaint against defendants GIRLSDOPORN.COM, a business t7 organization, form unknown; MICHAEL J. PRATT, an individual; ANDRE GARCIA, an individual; 18 MATTHEW WOLFE, an individual; BLL MEDIA, INC., a California corporation; BLL MEDIA t9 HOLDINGS, LLC, a Nevada limited liability comp¿ury; DOMI PUBLICATIONS, LLC, aNevada 20 limited liability company; EG PUBLICATIONS, ff{C., a California corporation; MlM MEDIA, LLC, 2t a California limited liability company; BUBBLEGUM FILMS, INC., a business organization, form 22 unknown; OH WELL MEDIA LIMITED, a business organization, form unknown; MERRO MEDIA, 23 INC., a California corporation; MERRO MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC, aNevada limited liability 24 company; CLOCK\MORK PRODUCTIONS, INC., place of incorporation unknown; UHD MEDIA, 25 lNC., place of incorporation unknown; BUBBLEGUM FILMS, LTD., place of incorporation unknown; 26 GREENHILL SERVICES, LTD., place of incorporation unknown; SIDLE MEDIA LIMITED, place of 27 incorporation unknown; RIVA YOUSIF, an individual; THEODORE "TEDDY" GYI, an individual; 28 VALEzuE MOSER, an individual; CLIFF ELLIS, an individual; and ROES 1-550 (all defendants 2 COMPLAINT 1 collectively, "Defendants"). 2 THE PARTIES J Plaintiffs 4 1. Plaintiff JANE DOE NO. 15 is an individual residing in the State of Colorado. 5 2. Plaintiff JANE DOE NO. 16 is an individual residing in the State of Minnesota. 6 Defendants 7 3. GIRLSDOPORN.COM is a business orgarization, form unknown, with its principal place of 8 business in San Diego County, Califomia. 9 4. BLL MEDIA, INC. is a California corporation with its principal place of business in San Diego l0 County, Califomia. 1l 5. BLL MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC is aNevada limited liability company with its principal place t2 of business in Clark County, Nevada. t3 6. DOMI PUBLICATIONS, LLC is a Nevada limited liability company with its principal place of t4 business in Clark County, Nevada. 15 7. EG PUBLICATIONS, fNC. is a California corporation with its principal place of business in t6 San Diego County, California. l7 8. MlM MEDIA, LLC is a California limited liability company with its principal place of business 18 in San Diego County, California. r9 9. BUBBLEGUM FILMS,INC. is a business organization, form unknown, with, on information 20 and belief, its "principal place of business" in Port Vila, Vanuatu. 2t 10. OH WELL MEDIA LIMITED is a business organization, form unknown, with, on information 22 and belief, its "principal place of business" in Port Vila, Vanuatu. 23 11. MERRO MEDIA, INC. is a California corporation with its principal place of business in San 24 Diego County, California. 25 12. MERRO MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC is aNevada limited liability company with its principal 26 place of business in Clark County, Nevada. 27 13. CLOCKV/ORK PRODUCTIONS, INC. is a corporation. Plaintiffs are unaware of what state or 28 foreign nation it is incorporated in. Ja COMPLAINT 1 14. UHD PRODUCTIONS, LLC is a limited liability company organized in the State of V/yoming 2 with its principal place of business in San Diego, California. J 15. BUBBLEGUM FILMS, LTD is a business organization, form unknown, with, on information 4 and belief, its "principal place of business" in Port Vila, Vanuatu. 5 16. GREENHILL SERVICES, LTD. is a corporation. Plaintiffs are unaware of what state or 6 foreign nation it is incorporated in. 7 17. SIDLE MEDIA LIMITED is a corporation. Plaintiffs are unaware of what state or foreign 8 nation it is incorporated in. 9 18. On information and belief, GIRLSDOPORN.COM, BLL MEDIA, INC., BLL MEDIA 10 HOLDINGS, LLC, DOMI PUBLICATIONS, LLC, EG PUBLICATIONS,I}{C., MlM MEDIA, LLC, 11 BUBBLEGUM FILMS, INC., OH WELL MEDIA LIMITED, MERRO MEDIA,INC., MERRO t2 MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC; CLOCKWORK PRODUCTIONS, [NC., UHD PRODUCTIONS, LLC, 13 BUBBLEGUM FILMS, LTD., GREENHILL SERVICES, LTD, SIDLE MEDIA LIMITED and ROES T4 I - 250 ("THE ENTITY DEFENDANTS") are entities in the business of online pornography 15 production, distribution, and sales. On information and belief, THE ENTITY DEFENDANTS own t6 andlor operate numerous online pomography websites, including, without limitation, T7 www.girlsdopom.com, www.girlsdotoys.com and www.mompov.com. 18 19. MICHAEL J. PRATT ("PRATT") is an individual residing in San Diego County, California. T9 On information and belief, he is a sales agent and representative, and the majority or sole shareholder, 20 managing member, andlor chief executive officer of each of THE ENTITY DEFENDANTS. 2t 20. ANDRE GARCIA ("GARCIA") is an individual residing in San Diego County, California. On 22 information and belief, he is a sales agent and representative for each of THE ENTITY DEFENDANTS 23 - as well as a participant and "actor" in their pornography. 24 21. MATTHEV/ V/OLFE ("WOLFE") is an individual residing in San Diego County, California. 25 On information and beliel he is a sales agent and representative for each of THE ENTITY 26 DEFENDANTS - as well as a videographer of their pornography. 27 22. RIVA YOUSIF ("YOUSIF") is an individual residing in San Diego County, California. 28 23. THEODORE GYI ("GYI") is an individual residing in San Diego County, California. 4 COMPLAINT I 24. VALERIE MOSER ("MOSER") is an individual residing in San Diego County, California. 2 25. CLIFF ELLIS ("ELLIS") is an individual, who at all relevant times discussed herein, resided in J San Diego County, California. 4 26. DOUGLAS V/IEDERHOLD ("WIEDERHOLD") is an individual that Plaintiffs are informed 5 and believe and thereon allege resides in Clark County, Nevada. 6 27. KAILYN WRIGHT ("V/RIGHT") is an individual that Plaintiffs are informed and believe and 7 thereon allege lives in Maricopa County, Arizona. 8 28. On information and belief, ROES 251 - 500 are other shareholders, members, officers, sales 9 agents, representatives, videographers, andlor "actors" of THE ENTITY DEFENDANTS. 10 29 . Plaintiffs are ignorant of the true names, capacities , andlor liabilities of defendants sued herein 11 as ROES I - 550, inclusive, and therefore sue these defendants by such fictitious names and allege that I2 ROES 1 - 550 are responsible in some manner for the occurrences herein alleged. Plaintiffs will amend 13 this complaint to allege their true names, capacities, andlor liabilities when ascertained. T4 30. In doing all things alleged herein, including, without limitation, corresponding, negotiating, and 15 contracting with Plaintiffs, Defendants were agents, servants, representatives, partners, joint venturers, t6 affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, andlor employees of each other in the acts andlor omissions herein l7 alleged. Defendants were and are acting within the course and scope of their authority as such agents, 18 servants,